November 23, 2014, 5:01AM

Last-minute, larded-up amendments to the midbiennium agriculture bill, Ohio House Bill 490, have turned parts of it into toxic legislation that the Ohio Senate must amend, the editorial board writes. Full story »

November 20, 2014, 11:45AM

Rep. Lynn Wachtmann, a Napoleon Republican who chairs the House Health and Aging Committee, said three Republicans and one Democrat have been changed on the committee to ensure the panel has enough members present and votes to give the bill initial approval. Full story »

November 20, 2014, 8:25AM

Rep. Lynn Wachtmann, a Napoleon Republican who chairs the House Health and Aging Committee, said three Republicans and one Democrat have been changed on the committee to ensure the panel has enough members present and votes to give the bill initial approval. Full story »

January 11, 2014, 4:05PM

Patmon had sought to change the law as a result of his mother’s experiences facing breast cancer. At one point, he said, she was reluctant to undergo treatment because she felt it would leave her ‘half a woman.’ Full story »

August 15, 2013, 7:05PM

Republicans pressed for similar legislation in the last session of the General Assembly, but it failed to win passage in the Senate before the session ended last December. It had passed in the House in 2011. Full story »

August 15, 2013, 10:00AM

Republicans pressed for similar legislation in the last session of the General Assembly, but it failed to win passage in the Senate before the session ended last December. It had passed in the House in 2011. Full story »

September 10, 2012, 7:00PM

A House committee unanimously approves the changes, setting up a full vote on the House floor Wednesday. Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus says the Senate plans to vote on final passage of the bills later that same day following approval from the House. Full story »

June 06, 2012, 7:40PM

The new law governing Lake Erie basin water withdrawals takes effect in three months. By then, Gov. John Kasich needs to have people and technology in place to strictly ensure compliance, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

May 22, 2012, 7:44PM

An industry-driven money grab that makes a mockery of environmental stewardship and common sense just landed on the governor's desk, and he should send it to the shredder, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

May 16, 2012, 6:58PM

The Ohio Senate appears to be putting the brakes on a piece of industry-driven water-withdrawal legislation that treats Lake Erie as a private asset rather than a public resource. Much about the bill needs to be improved, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

May 06, 2012, 4:00PM

When is a conflict of interest not a conflict of interest? When a politician introduces legislation that benefits not only himself, but all his buddies, too. Just look at Ohio Rep. Lynn Wachtmann, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

April 27, 2012, 8:00PM

The Ohio Senate needs to stop the partisan gallop and amend a water-withdrawal bill that otherwise could make it open season for frackers and others on Ohio's water resources, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

March 18, 2012, 7:36PM

If it's credibility General Assembly Republicans are after, they could do better than to let Rep. Lynn Wachtmann be the standard bearer for Lake Erie water-use policy, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes. Full story »

March 18, 2012, 12:01AM

Environmental groups and Democrats already are lining up to poke holes in the new plan because they say it is irresponsible and out of compliance with the Great Lakes Compact, a multi-state agreement passed in 2008 to protect the Great Lakes basin. Full story »

July 29, 2011, 3:59AM

I want to thank Gov. John Kasich for vetoing the wrongheaded bill written by State Sen. Tim Grendell and State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann that would have sold off protection of our precious water for vague promises. This outrageous bill was rushed through the Ohio legislature to assure the least possible public scrutiny. It was an outright attack on the... Full story »

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